God is near us : the Eucharist, the heart of life by Benedict(
Book
)15
editions published
between
2001
and
2005
in
German and English
and held by
416 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"According to the Second Vatican Council, "We ought to try to discover a new reverence for the Eucharistic mystery. Something
is happening that is greater than anything we can do. The magnitude of what is happening is not dependent on the way we perform
it, but all our efforts to perform it aright can always be at the service of the great act that precedes our own and that
we cannot achieve for ourselves ... The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the
same time it is the font from which all her power flows." This profound statement about the Eucharist stands at the center
of this book by Cardinal Ratzinger. In these previously unpublished texts, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith and a scholar of international repute, leads the reader into the heart of the Christian faith and its central
mystery. Cardinal Ratzinger compellingly shows us the biblical, historical, and theological dimensions of the Eucharist. The
Cardinal draws far-reaching conclusions, focusing on the importance of one's personal devotion to and adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament, for the personal reception of Communion by the individual Christian, as well as for the life of the Church. For
Ratzinger, the drive toward any transformation of the world on the social plane also grows out of the celebration of the Eucharist.
He beautifully illustrates how the omnipotent God and Creator comes intimately close to us in the Holy Eucharist, the Heart
of Life. Book jacket."--Jacket

Pilgrim fellowship of faith : the Church as communion by Benedict(
Book
)2
editions published
in
2005
in
Undetermined and English
and held by
389 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
A collection of past writings of the newly-elected Pope on topics such as the ministry of priests, Eucharistic theology, non-Christian
religions, and the role of the Catholic Church in a secular world

Creation and evolution : a conference with Pope Benedict XVI in Castel Gandolfo(
Book
)4
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
198 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"In 2005 the Archbishop of Vienna, Christoph Cardinal Schönborn wrote a guest editorial in The New York Times that sparked
a worldwide debate about "Creation and Evolution". Pope Benedict XVI instructed the Cardinal to study more closely this problem
and the current debate between "evolutionism" and 'creationism, ' and asked the yearly gathering of his former students to
address these questions. Even after Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI, he has continued to maintain close contact
with the circle of his former students. The "study circle" (Schulerkrers) meets once a year with Pope Benedict XVI for a conference.
Many of these former Ratzinger students have gone on to become acclaimed scholars, professors and writers, as well as high
ranking Church prelates. This book documents the proceedings of the remarkable conference on the topic of 'Creation and Evolution'
hosted by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 at the papal summer residence, Castel Gandolfo. It includes papers that were presented
from the fields of natural science, philosophy and theology, and records the subsequent discussion, in which Pope Benedict
XVI himself participated."--Publisher's description